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Ted Williams, the Columbus man who gained instant fame with his golden radio voice, has decided
to enter rehab.

Williams decided to seek treatment for his alcohol and drug addiction at a rehabilitation
facility after he and his family appeared on the
Dr. Phil Show this week. The conversation between Dr. Phil and Williams will air Thursday,
along with a segment in which Williams' family expresses concern about Williams' inability to
handle the sudden fame.

Williams canceled all public appearances today, a day after he was detained by Los Angeles
police because of a fight with his daughter.

Williams' publicist, Battle Plan Promotions, issued a statement saying the time off would allow
Williams the chance to "decompress, rest and get the professional help that he needs."

"After consulting with several psychologists and doctors we all agree that it's time to allow
private healing to take place. Ted would like to express his sincere thanks for all the love and
support he has received," the news release said.

Williams' daughter Janey, in an interview last night with
Entertainment Tonight, accused her father of drinking again, a claim Williams denied. The
two were detained and then released Monday by Los Angeles police after a loud argument at their
hotel.

Janey Williams told
ET that her father, a recovering alcoholic and drug addict, "has consumed at least a
bottle of Grey Goose a night. That's not including the Coronas he ordered, that's not including the
Budweisers he ordered, the other alcohol, the wines. He drinks heavily."

Williams told
ET that's not true. And during a show taped Sunday, he told Dr. Phil McGraw that he is not
drinking or taking drugs.

A disturbance report was made to Los Angeles police after Ted and Janey Williams got into a
heated argument Monday at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel & Spa.

"It was minor. Both parties were angry but there were no signs of visible abuse," police Officer
Catherine Massey said yesterday. She said the two "were brought in, calmed down, talked to and
released."

Williams and his daughter were held at the Hollywood police station for less than an hour
and were not arrested, Massey said.

Ted Williams told
ET that it was a family gathering that got out of control.

"I wanted to bring it to a close by just saying, 'Shut the hell up and let me talk to your
mother.' When that was said out of my mouth my daughter exploded, just erupted into this jump up in
my face type of thing, fists started flying, none of which were mine, none of which were mine, but
it could have escalated to the point where it could have gotten really ugly. So in the process of
doing that, I got scratched on my face," he told
ET.

It was not known whether the two returned to the hotel next to the Hollywood Boulevard home of
the Academy Awards presentation.

"Due to guest privacy laws, we don't share details of our guests or their stays," said Dan
Shaughnessy, director of sales and marketing for the Renaissance.

Williams had flown into town to tape appearances on
ET and on McGraw's show,
Dr. Phil.

ET covered Williams' meeting with voiceover actors at a Screen Actors Guild Foundation
sound studio who offered to help him become a guild member voiceover artist, according to a show
statement.

The two-part
Dr. Phil episode was taped over the weekend to air yesterday and today. On today's
segment, Williams meets with his ex-wife, Patricia, and five of his nine children, according to a
statement from the show.

"In this emotional reunion, Williams talks openly with his family about the man he is today, the
influences that threaten his sobriety and what his children can expect from him in the future. His
children respond in a very raw and candid manner," the statement said.

"Everyone is pulling for Ted, but his 15 minutes are going to be over and then he'll be left to
manage a life filled with temptation," McGraw said. "We're going to try and help him prepare
for that because it would be a real tragedy if he did not make the most of this extraordinary
second chance."

Williams, 53, trained to be a radio announcer but found his life derailed by drugs and alcohol
in the 1990s. He has served time in prison for theft and forgery and has been cited with numerous
misdemeanors, including drug abuse.

Williams became famous almost overnight after
The Dispatch posted a Web video of him last week. Viewers were enthralled to hear a deep,
honeyed professional voice coming from the shabbily dressed man.

Since then, he has done a TV commercial for Kraft Macaroni & Cheese, appeared on various
news shows, recorded voiceover promos for cable news and was offered an announcing job with the
Cleveland Cavaliers basketball team.

Although he says he has been clean for more than two years, the recovering addict has
acknowledged that it has been challenging dealing with sudden fame.

"I wanted a nerve pill yesterday, to be honest with you," he told CBS on Friday.